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MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 212, Issue 21, Pages 2300-2307Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/macp.201100306
Keywords
composites; conducting polymers; electrorheological fluids; polyaniline tubes; polyanilines
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- Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Korea
- Kolon
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Nanorod covered polyaniline (PANI) tubes with rectangular cross section are synthesized via a chemical oxidation polymerization method and then utilized as an electrorheological (ER) material by dispersion in silicone oil, resulting in 10 vol% particle concentration. These PANI tubes are chosen based on the fact that the PANI is a promising suspension material for ER fluids due to its high polarizability and controllable conductivity. The ER performances are investigated as a function of electric field strength by using a rheometer, and the frequency dependences of permittivity and dielectric loss factor of ER fluids are also measured with a LCR meter. The sedimentation observation is further examined as a function of time, demonstrating improved dispersion stability compared to general particulate PANI-based ER fluid.
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